operation glimmer

The air operations for Glimmer were conducted by No. 218 "Gold Coast" Squadron, flying Short Stirling bombers. The squadron was much smaller than No. 617 and so no relief aircraft were available, instead each bomber carried a second pilot who rotated flying. The naval contingent, Special Task Force B, consisted of 12 HDMLs, again equipped with jamming gear, radios and balloons. They began jamming operations at shortly after 1am followed by radio chatter around an hour later. Glimmer elicited more response from German forces, including reconnaissance planes sent to investigate the "fleet". After completing their assignment (which, unlike Taxable, did not include laying mines) the small ships returned to port, reaching their berths by 13:00 on D-Day.~Barbier (2007), pg. 110–111